Gurcharan Singh Kalkat
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Indian agricultural scientist
Gurcharan Singh Kalkat | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1926-06-17)17 June 1926 |
| Died | 27 January 2018(2018-01-27) (aged 91) Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Agricultural scientist |
| Awards | Padma Shri Padma Bhushan |
Gurcharan Singh Kalkat (17 June 1926 – 27 January 2018)green revolution to Punjab.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1981[3] and followed it up with the third highest Indian civilian award of Padma Bhushan in 2007.[4]
Biography
Gurcharan Singh was born on 17 June 1926 in the Indian state of Punjab.Government of Punjab in 1960 and became the director in 1971.[5]
Two years later, he was shifted to the Indian
Government of Punjab established the Punjab State Farmers Commission in 2005, Kalkat was appointed its founder chairman.[2]
Kalkat is known to have initiated the cooperation between Punjab Agricultural University and the farmers for fast dissemination of modern agricultural methods.Nobel Laureate was working on high yielding wheat varieties in the 1960s.[6]
The
2007 Padma honours list for Padma Bhushan award.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Green Revolution harbinger Kalkat dies at 91 | Chandigarh NYOOOZ".
- ^ a b "Punjab acquires 10,000-hectare agri land annually". Hindustan Times. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards 2007". Outlook. 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Gurcharan Singh Kalkat" (PDF). Punjab Planning Board. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ISBN 978-1285605784. Retrieved 1 July 2015.